2015 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament


The 2015 Big South men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference that took place March 4–8, 2015, at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina. Quarterfinals and semifinal games were broadcast on ESPN3, with the championship game was televised on ESPN2. All 11 teams were eligible for the tournament. Teams were seeded 1-11, with the top five teams earning a first round bye. Previously, teams were split into two divisions.

2015 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams11
SiteHTC Center
Conway, South Carolina
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (5th title)
Winning coachCliff Ellis (2nd title)
MVPElijah Wilson (Coastal Carolina)
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2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Charleston Southern 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
High Point 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Coastal Carolina 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
Radford 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Winthrop 12 6   .667 19 13   .594
UNC Asheville 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
Gardner–Webb 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Presbyterian 6 12   .333 10 22   .313
Longwood 5 13   .278 11 23   .324
Campbell 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Liberty 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2015 Big South tournament winner

Seeds

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Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Charleston Southern‡† 13–5 19–10 2–2 vs. Coastal, Radford
2 High Point 13–5 22–8 0–4 vs. Coastal, Radford
3 Coastal Carolina 12–6 21–9 2–0 vs. High Point, 1–0 vs. Radford
4 Radford 12–6 21–10 2–0 vs. High Point
5 Winthrop 12–6 17–12 0–2 vs. High Point
6 UNC Asheville 10–8 14–15 2–0 vs. Gardner–Webb
7 Gardner–Webb 10–8 18–13 0–2 vs. UNC Asheville
8 Presbyterian 6–12 10–21
9 Longwood 5–13 9–22
10 Campbell 4–14 10–21
11 Liberty 2–16 8–23
‡ – Big South regular season champions.
† – Received a bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round - Wednesday, March 4
1 1 12:00 pm Presbyterian vs. Longwood BSN 61–65
2 2:30 pm Gardner–Webb vs. Campbell BSN 72–64
3 6:00 pm UNC Asheville vs. Liberty BSN 80–70
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 6
2 4 12:00 pm Charleston Southern vs. Longwood ESPN3 60–68
5 2:30 pm Radford vs. Winthrop ESPN3 66–67
3 6 6:00 pm High Point vs. Gardner–Webb ESPN3 71–72
7 8:30 pm Coastal Carolina vs. UNC Asheville ESPN3 74–57
Semifinals - Saturday, March 7
4 8 12:00 pm Winthrop vs. Longwood ESPN3 71–58
9 2:00 pm Coastal Carolina vs. Gardner–Webb ESPN3 73–70
Championship - Sunday, March 8
5 10 12:30pm Coastal Carolina vs. Winthrop ESPN2 81–70
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 4
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Championship
Sunday, March 8
            
1 Charleston Southern 60
9 Longwood 68
8 Presbyterian 61
9 Longwood 65
9 Longwood 58
5 Winthrop 71
4 Radford 66
5 Winthrop 67
5 Winthrop 70
3 Coastal Carolina 81
2 High Point 71
7 Gardner–Webb 72
7 Gardner–Webb 72
10 Campbell 64
7 Gardner–Webb 70
3 Coastal Carolina 73
3 Coastal Carolina 74
6 UNC Asheville 57
6 UNC Asheville 80
11 Liberty 70

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Big South Mens Basketball Bracket" (PDF). Big South Conference. Retrieved December 11, 2014.